A visitor

“I assure you Keira, Hermes will look after Gratian and I had known the threatening wouldn’t have been necessary. I am just surprised that he hasn’t come with you!” “He had urgent business to attend to. So he hasn’t had time. Helped Dionysius in the morning, took us out to the beach and town, then killed Hades’ unruly hound!” “I’m surprised he never cancelled your day out” Keira disagreed before defending him spoke, “No, he isn’t like that! He is a good father when he is at home. He helped me teach him to read and respect. Yes he is away but he gives me a majority of his coin. I can’t ask much more!” “It’s just it surprises me that he never took you with him if he cares that much!” “Well he couldn’t do that this time because he was going where no one else can tread!” “Where?” “Helheim. He said how if I went it’s an automatic response to make us suffer until we either kill ourselves or die from exposure and no other gods would dare step foot in there!” “Helheim? Shit! He does know he is trespassing!” “Hela invited him! Apparently they were friends?” “They were childhood sweethearts well sort of. He was stuck with her for decades so it was only naturally they sought friendship in each other. However, like you say if she has summoned him in urgency then it must be important!” Keira nodded before remembering what was read out to her spoke, “A living human has broke in and is seeking Hela. They have killed Valravn and Surtr. She is looking him to sort it out; good coin apparently even if he does lose some of his sanity!” “Did he leave you anything?” she nodded before handing her the familiar message service which they would use to talk on long distances Persephone spoke, “Excellent! Hermes!” “What?” “Don’t you what me! Can you extend the visual messenger service?” “Suppose but it won’t be as strong and maybe on a delay. It also depends on the others signal, you know it struggles on Earth!” “Helheim?” Keira asked and nodding, “Hermes remarked, should be fine because they share a similar correspondence but Helheim? Why are you contacting the dead?” Keira sighed before saying, “Long story: Damian, contract, Hela needs help!” “Forget I asked! Give me a few hours!”

They waited as Persephone sought distraction in playing with Gratian who much like his father showed the aura of bluntness and boldness; however this changed when the doors struggled to be pushed open and as they looked down saw the petite frame of Triss who bowing upon seeing Persephone spoke, “My fairest and wisest Queen of the dead!” “Cut the crap Triss you know you aren’t welcome here!” “I know. I know! I’m just looking for Damian, I have a job for him...” “Oh yeah what’s that?” Persephone queried, “Want him to fuck you is it?” “No, no, no! I acknowledge that we are over. I just need help stopping Geralt he has gone a bit crazy from eating some plant, he keeps hallucinating and I seek his help to nullify him!” “Really?” Persephone laughed but shaking her head Keira challenged, “But you could just use a spell... how about telling us he truth!”

“So he left you for this Daenerys girl?” Keira asked she nodded before confessing, “They are married apparently with an adopted son. He just left me!” “And you want ****... Yennefer!” “Well yes Yennefer, she’s different, Ciri was always affectionate to her even if it does seem weird!” “We can’t help you in any case. He isn’t here!” “Where is he?” Persephone looked down at the sitting women from her throne before bellowing, “Gone to Helheim. Hell I don’t even know if he will return!” Triss nodded leaving the room completely silent before attempting to ask, “Does...” but as she went to ask Gratian ran past, “Mummy, mummy!” “What Gratian?” “I just written my first sentence!” she smiled hugging him as he stopped and asked, “Mother who’s she?”

“Impossible... he’s just like...” “Yes like his father!” Keira finished Triss’ sentence, “Damian?” “Yes, after I was executed; we spent a lot of time together, I was working in a tavern when one day he came in for a drink. I was embarrassed him seeing me all messy and in that work but we started talking and a few years later Gratian was born; we aren’t a couple unfortunately but we raise him together!” “Oh... so you two live together?” “No... he sort of lives off tavern rooms, **** and women!” “Women... how many women?” “You know why people dislike him? He took both Artemis and Athena’s virginity, has an illegitimate daughter with Hera, fucked Persephone’s mother and grandmother whilst she was made to watch, has had regular orgies with redheads and even made love to Nyx but none of them are anything more than flings, hell Neema was as a result of Hera’s heightened fertility!” she nodded before seeing the boy be chased by Persephone after he stole her crown was left with Keira who just stared at her. “I know what you are going to say... How could I chose Geralt over him! I know I made a mistake” “No, I wanted a hug from my old friend!” “Why?” “It’s just this job he has gone to. He seemed concerned, he never is but today before leaving he seemed like he didn’t want to go but felt obliged to. I’m worried for him!” Triss hugged her before reassuring her spoke as she patted her back, “It’ll he okay! He always finds a way to survive”